onanist

See also: Onanist and onanista

English

Etymology

From onan(ism) +‎ -ist, from Onan, a biblical character known for spilling his seed (semen) on the ground.

Pronunciation

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Noun

onanist (plural onanists) (very dated)

1. A person, especially a man, who masturbates.
2. A man who uses coitus interruptus as a means of birth control.

Related terms

• onanism
• onanistic

Anagrams

• Santino, anoints, nations

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

French onanistebor.

German Onanie

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.

Latin -istabor.

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French -isteinflu.

German -ist

German Onanistbor.

Romanian onanist

Borrowed from French onaniste or German Onanist. By surface analysis, onanie + -ist.

Noun

onanist m (plural onaniști)

1. onanist, masturbator (someone who masturbates)

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	onanist	onanistul	onaniști	onaniștii
genitive-dative	onanist	onanistului	onaniști	onaniștilor
vocative	onanistule		onaniștilor

Swedish

Noun

onanist c

1. a masturbator, an onanist (someone who masturbates)

Declension

Declension of onanist

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	onanist	onanists
	definite	onanisten	onanistens
plural	indefinite	onanister	onanisters
	definite	onanisterna	onanisternas

Derived terms

• totalonanist

Related terms

• onanera
• onani
• onanistisk

See also

• klittra
• runka

References

• “onanist”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)